Chefs Even young children like cooking because it is such a fun hands-on activity! And there is data that shows kids will each healthy foods like vegetables if they help prepare the food. For a [continue reading]
SLJ Names Best Books
School Library Journal Names 80 Best for 2018: School Library Journal released its annual list of Best Children’s Books, naming 80 books published in 2018: www.slj.com/?page=best-books-2018
Merci Suarez Changes Gears Review
Medina, Meg. Merci Suarez Changes Gears. Fiction. Candlewick, 09/2018. 368pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-9049-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. As a scholarship student at Seaward Pines Academy, navigating middle school is particularly tricky for 11-year-old Merci Suarez. Merci’s assignment [continue reading]
NCTE 2019 Awards Announced
NCTE 2019 Awards Announced: The National Council of Teachers of English announced their annual children’s book awards on Nov. 16, 2018. Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art [continue reading]
Songs and Fingerplay Favorites from ACL Members
Songs and Fingerplay Favorites from the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California On November 9, 2018, members of ACL shared their favorite storytime “attention- getters,” which are songs and fingerplays that help focus the [continue reading]
Poet X by Acevedo Wins National Book Award
National Book Awards Announced: The annual National Book Awards were announced on Nov. 14, 2018. The winner in the Young People’s Literature category is Elizabeth Acevedo, “The Poet X” HarperTeen / HarperCollins. The finalists included [continue reading]
You’re Safe with Me Review
Soundar, Chitra. You’re Safe with Me. Poonam Mistry, Illus. Picture Book. Lantana, 2018. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-911373-29-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-K. Intricate and beautiful illustrations seamlessly blend with the heartwarming text in a bedtime story where frightened [continue reading]
Winter Holiday Quick Picks
Winter Holiday Quick Picks Need a few suggestions for new holiday books for December? Here are some that are worth checking out, to add to your library: Board Books Arrhenius, Ingela P. Where’s Santa Claus? [continue reading]